Topic: Satan’s Strategy
Text: I Kings 22:20-23

Satan is a cunning strategist. He uses several antics to attack men and women. The Bible says, “Put on the whole Armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Eph. 6:11. It is clear, therefore; that there is a devil. This devil is alive and active, even though we know how to deal with him. In Job 1:6-7, the Bible says, “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came along with them”. Satan was present at the gathering of the children of God! Satan can pay you a visit because he goes to and fro on the whole earth. The devil has wiles. Wiles mean corrupted wisdom. This is the wisdom by which you get somebody into trouble. Initially, Satan had divine wisdom. This became corrupted after the fall. In Ezekiel 28:12, the Bible says Satan was full of wisdom. In the beginning, the devil had good wisdom, but it became corrupted when he fell. The attacks of the devil are not always direct. They may not come from the direction you expect. When the devil wants to attack, he uses his wiles. He can use methods you are not even thinking about at all. A good example is found in Joshua 7:1 and 12. Joshua had been victorious all the time. Jericho had just been taken and Joshua was beginning to feel confident. Then the enemy came behind. It entered into one man who took what God said they should not take. Joshua thought God was still with him, so he went against a small town called Ai. The Israelites had to free from this small town. The enemy had used a new method. It was an indirect attack. David was obedient to Saul. He behaves himself wisely. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Many people loved him but the devil came in with an indirect attack. David did nothing wrong. The devil used wiles. He got women together and taught them a son… Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousand”. This tuned Saul against David. I counsel you to watch and pray today. Be alert. Do not be a victim of the devil’s strategy.

Memory Verse: I Peter 1:13 “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”